ILI COVID-19 Crisis Relief Grant Partner Profile Snapshots

In this section, ILI’s COVID Relief Fund data is segmented by each partner organization. These snapshots illustrate the uniqueness in approach and its impact on the grantees. Relief funds described below reference the name used by each partner. The partners purposefully named these funds to elevate the intentions of their support efforts.

Alternate ROOTS: Solidarity Fund

First Peoples Fund: Resilience Fund & Collective Spirit Fund

NALAC: Actos De Confianza

PA’I: E Ho’i Ke Aloha

SIPP Culture: Artist Relief Fund

Alternate ROOTS

Alternate ROOTS is a regional arts service organization that supports the creation and presentation of original art that is rooted in community, place, tradition or spirit. We are a group of artists and cultural organizers based in the South creating a better world together. As Alternate ROOTS, we call for social and economic justice and are working to dismantle all forms of oppression – everywhere. Executive Director, Michelle Ramos has committed her career to serving communities and individuals adversely impacted by issues of race, gender, disability, class, socio-economics, inequitable laws, and systemic oppression.

Solidarity Fund

In response to the COVID-19 Pandemic, Alternate ROOTS joined their leadership, knowledge, networks, and resources with 4 partner organizations of the Intercultural Leadership Institute. Through their collective efforts, Alternate ROOTS was able to offer COVID-19 relief grants through its Solidarity Fund.

This grant was unprecedented as seventy-five percent (75%, n=51) of survey respondents shared that this was the first COVID-19 related grant they were awarded.